"What that percentage is, I can't give that answer right now," Gill said. "If you sit here and say, 'What's your ideal situation?' I would say it would probably be more of a standpoint of being 60 percent run the football and 40 percent throw the football."

Gill did say that he would adjust his offensive philosophy to his talent, especially in his first year. That means KU still might rely some on the pass this year.

But 60 percent runs? When I first heard it, that number sounded awfully high, especially considering the success teams have had with the spread offense in college football the last few years.

So just how uncommon is it for a team to run it 60 percent of the time in today's college football?

Perhaps not as uncommon as you might think.

Let's take a look at some run percentage numbers.

To calculate a team's run percentage, I simply divided its rushing attempts by the combined number of rushing attempts and passing attempts it had during a season.

I understand this isn't perfect, as sometimes, passing plays turn into runs when quarterbacks either scramble or are sacked. Still, I figured these numbers will give us a pretty good glimpse into how often each team ran the football.

Let's start with KU's numbers. No Jayhawk team in the last 10 seasons has run the ball at least 60 percent of the time. The last time KU ran the ball 60 percent of its snaps was in 1999 (61.8 percent).

If KU would have run it 60 percent of the time last year, it would have been third in the conference behind Kansas State and Oklahoma State. Running it 60 percent of the time also would be 10 percent more than the league average.

So running it 60 percent of the time is crazy, right? Not if you take a look at the best teams from last year's final Associated Press Top 25.

The score and clock are going to dictate whether you run or pass as well. If you're down a couple TD's late in the third quarter you're going to be primarily passing the ball for the remainder of the game.

It's obvious that many factors play into what percentage of run/pass a team has. Gill knows this, shortly talked about it, and said he will adjust accordingly. I still think our percetage will be around 50/50 this year. But the best thing about this year is, most defenses won't neccessarily know what's coming next. With our ball club last year, it was pretty obvious what was going happen on most plays.

Good article, though I don't understand why this is a surprise to anyone that follows football in this day and age. If you can run the ball with a high percentile, it only shows you are controlling the game from an offensive point of view. The best teams run the ball and do it sucessfully....it's been that way for a long time. It's not as flashy as throwing for 300+ yards every game, but there's less chance for a quarterback to have an off game if you are a run-oriented team. I'm very excited to hear that Gill wants to run the ball.